INVASION: UFO Theme

Hi all,

Christian Jenisch e-mailed me an MP3 of the INVASION:UFO main titles,
taken off the Italian UFO DVD set 1. I've placed it in my temporary
files directory at:

http://ufoseries.com/temp/invasionUfoTheme.mp3

One of the few remaining musical mysteries of UFO seems to be where
this music came from. I've even asked David Hirsch (one of the
people who made INVASION:UFO), and he doesn't remember. Anyone here
have any info?

Thanks Christian!

Marc

Hi

About tens years back I was invited to a software launch at a 'very big'
software company, and to my surprise they used this music during one of the
screen presentation. I recognised it immediately.

After the event, I managed to speak to one of the people in charge of
staging the event, and although he didn't know the name of the piece, he
told me that it was acquired from a music and media company specialising in
corporate events etc. He also said that they had used it at quite a few
launches, and thought it was just a backing piece available to events
companies and chose it from hundreds available.

I hope this helps...

Griff

-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Martin [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 4:12 PM
To: SHADO Discussion Group
Subject: [SHADO] INVASION: UFO Theme


Hi all,

Christian Jenisch e-mailed me an MP3 of the INVASION:UFO main titles,
taken off the Italian UFO DVD set 1. I've placed it in my temporary
files directory at:

http://ufoseries.com/temp/invasionUfoTheme.mp3

One of the few remaining musical mysteries of UFO seems to be where
this music came from. I've even asked David Hirsch (one of the
people who made INVASION:UFO), and he doesn't remember. Anyone here
have any info?

Thanks Christian!

Marc



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...Actually, while I'm on the music subject... I once worked for Apple
Computer, inc., and when I was attending the System 7 launch in the late
eighties, Apple UK used the 'UFO' theme at one of the presentations... there
was a certain irony in that the presentations where the UFO theme was used
was the 'multitasking' and 'publish and subscribe' features... Again, I
spoke to the Product Manager (Mr Summerfield) ...Hi Andy wherever you are...
and it turned out he was a fan of UFO... I was assured that they had 'got
permission', but didn't know from whom...

Griff

-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Martin [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 4:12 PM
To: SHADO Discussion Group
Subject: [SHADO] INVASION: UFO Theme


Hi all,

Christian Jenisch e-mailed me an MP3 of the INVASION:UFO main titles,
taken off the Italian UFO DVD set 1. I've placed it in my temporary
files directory at:

http://ufoseries.com/temp/invasionUfoTheme.mp3

One of the few remaining musical mysteries of UFO seems to be where
this music came from. I've even asked David Hirsch (one of the
people who made INVASION:UFO), and he doesn't remember. Anyone here
have any info?

Thanks Christian!

Marc



Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 4:12 PM
Subject: [SHADO] INVASION: UFO Theme



Generic piece of library music. I remember hearing it here in the UK many
years ago as the theme music of a local tv news programme.

Simon

> http://ufoseries.com/temp/invasionUfoTheme.mp3
>
> One of the few remaining musical mysteries of UFO
> seems to be where this music came from. I've even
> asked David Hirsch (one of the people who made
> INVASION:UFO), and he doesn't remember. Anyone here
> have any info?

So, this theme seems to be used

* for some (software) launches of some (big) companies
* as the theme music of a local tv news programme
* for a men's shaving product commercial
* as the opening theme for a miniseries on Marco Polo.

Wow! That's a lot! :-)
Thanks for the infos!

Christian

Thanks Marc for placing the Invasion UFO theme on your site. I just wanted
to say that I believe the same music was used about 15-20 yrs ago for a
men's shaving product commercial and I also think it was used as the opening
theme for a miniseries on Marco Polo eons ago. Pam

I believe I heard the soundtrack (Invasion:UFO) in the film Blue Thunder,
during the film, Roy Scheider's girlfriend is watching TV, at the point she
gets up to look for Roy Scheider (he is found asleep on the floor of her
sons bedroom) the music is heard in the background as part of an
advertisment.

Can somone else confirm this ?

Regards
Keith


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----- Original Message -----
From: "keith costello" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: INVASION: UFO Theme


> I believe I heard the soundtrack (Invasion:UFO) in the film Blue Thunder,
> during the film, Roy Scheider's girlfriend is watching TV, at the point
she
> gets up to look for Roy Scheider (he is found asleep on the floor of her
> sons bedroom) the music is heard in the background as part of an
> advertisment.

I can confirm, Keith.

I've checked my DVD and the narrator announced a program about "space
from the edge of the Earth" or something.

Strangely, this cue appears in the english and french dubbed version
only but neither in the german dubbed one nor in the spanish or the
italian dubbed version!

Christian

> > I believe I heard the soundtrack (Invasion:UFO)
> > in the film Blue Thunder,
>
> I've checked my DVD and the narrator announced a
> program about "space from the edge of the Earth"
> or something.

The only thing I've found in the credits are as follow:

Electronic Music Producer: Jim Cypherd
Synclavier II Performers: Brian Banks; Anthony Marinelli
Music Editor: Steve Livingston

Of course the original soundtrack of BLUE THUNDER is by Arthur B.
Rubinstein. The LP I've got doesn't include the I:UFO tune.

Well, I don't know if this is of any help; maybe one should ask the
Music Editor Steve Livingston?

Christian